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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

gentleman of an inventive turn re-.
siding at Plymouth, Mass, protects his
grape vines from the attention of small
boys who are fond of other peoples
grapes by means of series of galvanic
batteries warranted to shock an inter
loper to within an inch of his life. II
was doubtless some such inhospitablc
continuance which forced the fox to tho
painful conclusion that tho grape was
only n sour fruit.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

A writer in the Nineteenth Century
mentions the case of man who, while
addicted to the morphine habit, fell 10
love with girl. With n view to marry.
ing her he place himself under medical
treatment for the habit but found, when
restored to health, that his love had van
ished so that he did not at all care for
the girl. Whether he relapsed and then
married his dream love is not stated.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

Editor TO young AssistanD - "Mr.
Gfcathcad, want to map outs line o.
journalistic study for you'll"
Young Assistant (dubiously) 81 an
pretty well up to newspaper snuff, as II
is. sir"
Editor-'I am aware Of that Mr.
Grcathoad; but you know too much.
would suggest that you devote one hou
each day TO forgetting something. ~
Puck.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

Here Is an advertisement that is an
pcaring in the Utah papers: Wanted,
information of John Edmund Kettle,
age twenty-six, formerly of London,
England, latterly o! Salt Lake City, by
he undersigned Marietta Kettle Rosa
V. Kettle, Lillian O. Kettle, Katherine
a. Kettle, Matte 5. Kettle, Susan T.
Kettle, Fannie b. Kettle, Constance c..
Kettle, Margaret y. Kettle aud Julia A.
Kettle, all of Salt Lake City" Appar-
emily these Kettles are all boiling; at
my rate, it will be pretty hot for John
Edmund-if he is caught.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

Sessions Of the Courts
Circuit Court. i3lh Judicial Ciscrit, Hon
James d. Armstrong. prssidins Ter rs b
gin a. folio .:
Grant County Fourth Tuesday in March
6st Tuesday in Jane and third fuesiAy in
October
Hampshire County = First Tuesa.y 10 Psb.
ruary. second Tuesday in Nay sa3 third
Tuesday in SePtembsr.
HARDY Couaty --Seeoad rues1ay In n arch
l.st Tuesday in May and 6rst Tuesday in
October.
Mineral County. Second Tuesday in Jan
uary. fourth rsesday in April aud 6rst Tues
dr. IL september.
PeGdletou Coanty--.Secoud "Wednesday 10
April, Wednesday after second TUESDAY in
June. and 6rst "Wednesday in November.
County Court OF Hampshire County John
r. Vance. President l.. D. Schuibbe aud r.
ID Powell Commissioned =; g. =. White. Clerk
The regular sessions are held beginning on
tbs 6rst Tuesday in January, .AIril aud Dc.
tober. and 4th Tuesday ia July
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

"Pa," said little Harold to his pater.
nal parent, after chat individual hat
been reading an article on "Super ii.
ton TO his family. PA, docs deatl
always follow the howl Of dogg
"No. darling replied BackaruttIe
Sometimes il IS the boot jack. ~ Judy.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

British agricultural returns show ar
increase in the acreage IN cultivation
this year, over 1885, of wheat, oats ano
potatoes; OF barley and hops there is &
decrease, in the one instance, of Z, and
in the other Of 9.4 per cent.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

The ruling profession of tho West IL
evidently real estate. In one small tor
of population of 5000 there are twenty
five real estate brokers.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

The crop of predictions for the next
presidential campaign is already comm,
in. 1t bids fair to be, as usual, larg,
one.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04
Publisher.

There is plenty of land in the United
States and only abont 8 per cent. OF it l.
under cultivation
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-04

The express on crosse iikc g rocket fcll
like stick was Il 81, ncl los Th}mas
Paine.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03

EDGEWORTH BOARDING AND
IA DAY SCHOOL FOR GiRLS. f22 west FRANK
lin street. Baltimore. Nd, hRs. II. p. LRFEB-
yRE. Principal. This School will reopen on
THURSDAY THE 2gD or SEPTEMBER Tho
course of instruction embraces all the studies
Included In q thorough English education, and
the French and German languages are practica-
bly, taught ~ i6-sa&W2m
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
BEN. BUrLER's LATEST.
He Makes n speech in Favor OF PEN
sionfng Confederate Soldiers.

The dinner OF the Butler Club, in
commemoration of the taking of Hat
teras twenty-five years ago, was held
at the Quincy House, in Boston, on
thursday evening, and drew large
and leprese 1tetive gathering OF the
personol, military, and political friends
Of General Butler.
General Dutler, responding to a toast,
touched upon the financial condition
of the country, saying, parenthetically,
thst every theory of finance that he
bad ever had had been accepted over
twenty years too early. He presented
his well-known greenback theories.
He said tie reason Of the enormous
surplus ly ing in the Treasury was the
legislation on the part of the Demo
cratic party. Both parties are to blame,
and now our business is suffering. He
advocated service pension for every
man who had been in the wer accord
ing to the deserts of the pensioners.
Continuing, be said:
"Almost seventeen years ago / said
in ConQres that I looked forward to
the day when we could give relief to
the disabled Confederate soldier. |
was very much C iticised at that time
for saying it, and Whenever | was CIT
icised was abused. | say the pension
is given as a reward for his valor in the
army. The pension is given the dis
abled man as matter of mercy for his
losses, and [ am ready here and nov,
whether it be for obloquy or praise, to
say that as soon as we have rewarded
the men who fought for the Union
then the surplus money of the United
States, | contend, should be used for
the pdrpose of administering to the in
terests of the Confederate soldiers of
the South who were not blamed fo-
this war being brought upon us, bat
we're only sufferers by it. [Applausel.
1--WE shall never be able to relieve
the necessities of the wounded aud
lamed Confederates until eve y Union
solder is rewarded for his valor, aud
the quicker every man votes for that
the quicker he Will bring about this act
of magnanimity to the southern peo-
pie"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Died OF Hydrophobia.


CHICAGO, September "A kenosha
Wis., special says: Richard Emerson,
sixteen years of age, of Chicago, died
here last night of hydrophobia. He
was bitten about two months by a pet
dog belonging to the family, and
though the animal showed no signs OF
madness the father took the precaution
of calling physician and having the
wound cauterized. Nothing more was
thought of tie matter, and about two
weeks ago the lad came TO Kenosha to
visit. The day before yesterday he
commenced complaining of a swelling
in his ann, and a physician was sum
moned, who, upon learning the facts,
pronounced it well-defned case OF
hydrophobia. The lad grew rapidly
worse and became so violent that he
would tear the sheets and bed-clothes
when the paroxysms would come on
him. Before death came to his relief
tie mattress and bedding were literally
torn up and scattered about the room.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Rase.Ban Yesterday.


AT Philadelphia
Cincinnatis % 2ll200 x--7
Base-hits Athletics, 4 i: Cinc'unatis,
A. Errors: Athletics, 6; Cincinnatis, 4.
At Baltimore
Baltimores. 20120 2-15
Clevelands. o 90 0 900 0 o. 0
Bese-hits: Baltimores, 10; Cleve-
lands, 7. Errois: Baltimores, l.;
Cleyelands, 3.
At Washington
Washingtons. 2 000O 900 l 0-3
Pittsburghs. % 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 "A
Base hits: Washingtons, IL; Pitts
burgbs, 4. Errors: Washingtons, o;
Pittsburghs, 2. Batteries: Whitney and
Mack Morris and Carroll.
At Boston
Bostons. 20 9 Il go 2 0-S
Indianapolis. . % 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 Id
Base: hits Eostons, 10; indianapolis.
IL. Errors Bostons, 5 Indianapolis,
7. Batteries Madden and Tate ; Hea-
ly and Arundel.
At New York;
[Seven innings-Darkness.l
New Yorks. ......1 l o o 0 0 %
Detroits ......1 1000 o 0-1
Base hits: New Yorks, 5 Detroits,
5. Errors: New Yorks, 3; Detroits,
4. Batteries Titcomb and Murphy (;
Conway and Bennett.
At Staten Island
st. Louis / 0 0 0 5 o U 2-l2
Metropoltaus.O 001 002 ! o. 4
Base hits: st. Louis, II; Metropoli-
tans, 8. Errors st. Louis, A; Metro
pOlitans, 3.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Injunction Granted.

The Judge OF the Henrico County
Cod1t yesterday granted an injunction
in the case OF James G. Smith Us.
Blanton and Hugh Hagan.
Smith alleges that he purchased a
tro Il of land from Blanton at St75 per
acre, and that Blanton also sold the
same tract TO Hagan al $500. The or
der entered forbids Blanton from
making deed to Hagan, and Hagan
from receiving the deed, until the fur
ther order of the Court.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03

Two young colored men, William
Montgomery and Thomas W. Smith,
were before tie Police Court yesterday
morning, charged with stealing two
pairs of shoes valued atS3, the property
of Sylyanus Stokes
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Page, counsel forthe
defence, put in a plea of guilty in the
case of Montgomery. He stated that
this was Montgomerys fist offence.
He was employed at Mr.. Stokcs's shoe
factory, and in an evil moment he
Welded to temptation and fell. He was
now sorry for his sin. and asked mercy
at the hands of the Court. He was
given fifteen days in Jail.
The case of Smith was then proceeded
with. Mr.. Page said that Smith bought
the shoes from Montgomery. the evil
dence, however, led Justice Richardson
TO think differently, and Smith was
given thirty days in jail.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
The Great waShouts In Texas.


CHICAGO, September "A Times
special from Waco, Texas, says: --latest
adyices from Hill county state that
every bridge in that county was washed
oway by rains, and tie damage to crops
and farms will not fol- short of $780, 600.
In Brsque county and along the line OF
the Santa Fe railway the damage is alco
very heavy. OF the little towns here
Iredell, Whitney, Hico, and Aqui'la
Lave suffered most The railroad COM
panies have Suffered severely. 1t is be-
lieved the Central end Missouri Pacific
roads are the heaviest losers. The Mis-
souri, Pecific has q 70 zee of nearly LOCO
men at work on the line near Grand
View. A train on the road was detained
between Itasca and Grand View from
Monday night till yesterday evening.
It was out on the prairie nire miles
from any mouse, and many of the pas
selgers suffered for lack of food. None
of the roads are running their full
schedule yet.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
DIED Suddenly in the Night,

Yesterday morning early Mrs. Mary
Smith, about twenty-six years old, who
lived near Randolph street, just outside
Of the western limits of the city. died
very suddenly. The night before she
retired in apparently good health, but
complaining of pains in her back and
head. About 9 o'clock her husband,
MIR. Clifford Smith, heard her groan
once. He asked her if she was i'll, and
not receiving an answer, he got up,
raised the light, and discovered that
she was dead.
Co4oner Taylor was notified, but as
the case was outside of his jurisdiction,
he turned the body over to the county
authorities.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Railroad Litigation.
rBy telegraph to the Dispatch

lDy telegtapn 10 lho DlSpaVNu.i
WASHINGTON, September 2.-The
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Com
pany fer itself and its associate corpo-
rations, tie Seaboard Airline, has
fled with the Interstate Commission
a response to the complaint of the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk rail
road. The respondents deny that they
have practiced discrimination or re-
fused any reasonable facilities for an
interchange of traffic. The respondents
charge in return a variety Of sfortcom-
ings, past and present, against the com
plainant. The respondents, in conclu-
sion, submit that the petition of the
complainant should be dismissed on the
ground that an arrangement for the
conduct of through business has already
been projected and agreed to by the
authorized agents of the complainant
and respondent corporations.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Fierce Forest Fires in MichiEa IA.


CFrcAGo, September "A special
from Eoehler, Mich, says : Terrible
forest fires are raging in this vicinity,
and immense damage has been done 70
the standing timber and to loss and
ties. A large crew of men is fighting q
big fire two miles southwest from this
place. A strong northwest wind car
ried the flames into lot OF logs, own
ed by Loyelless Blaine, vest srday.
burning about 5000 feet of logs and
4,CO0 cedar ties in less than two hours
causing loss of about $1,000. Over
l,CO0,0 coo feet Of logs and nearly $4,000
It's are now surrounded, and it is
very doubtful if they will succeed in
faving any in this section. The pre-
yailing drought is the worst known for
years. Not drop of raiu has fallen
since July 4th, and the ground is terri
bly, parched. A large meadow owned
by II. l.. Koehler caught fire about six
weeks ago, and is still burning. The
soil is rich, black mulch, and holes two
or three feet deep have burned into it,
and all efforts to put the fire out have
been fruitless. All vegetation is
,,orched, and late crops are a total
failure.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
A Democratic Invitation to Higgins

A Washington dispatch to the New
York San says the Indiana Democrats
have heard Of Mr.. Engene Higgins, and
they are not slow in showing their APP
probation of him. There is to be a re-
union of veterans at Shelbyville on
September 18th, and the Shelbyville
Democrat of recent date publishes a
long and enthusiastic invitation to Mr..
Higgins to attend the reunion as an
honored guest. "The Democrats of
Shelbyville county," so runs the inyi-
tation, "and of all counties within the
radius of several hundred miles, the
Old Andrew Jackson Democrats, the
pure Jeffersonian stock, the real moss
backs, the boys who carry the torches
beat the drums, and roll up the MAORI
ties on election days, are anxious to see
you and shake your honest hand. They
want to see you because they love you,
and they love you, too, for the enemies
you have made-the mugwumps. They
desire to congratulate you upon your
faithful maintenance of the fundamen-
tai principles of true Democracy. They
want to shake hands with an honest
Democrat, who is not afraid to be a
Democrat even in an atmosphere OF
official mugwumpery-a Democrat who
fearlessly and honestly performs his
duty as a Democrat, Notwithstanding
the mugwump guillotine threatens his
Official head "
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03

A well attended and interesting
meeting of the Demo cratic voters OF
Marshall Ward was held at Corcoran
Hall last night, and working club OF
one hundred men was organized, Mr..
George Il. Burgess, an active Demo
crat. was elected president Messrs.
A. j. Gary, Henry Metzger, George p.
King, vice.presidents; AIR. A. S. lay
lor, secretary, and MIR. j. A. Curtis,
treasurer. A finance committee to be
announced will collect campaign funds.
After the transaction of busln6 l.
addre: ses were made by Messrs. Lyon
G. TYLER, Pew. /. I. Wallace, and Il.
5. NJ. Valentine. Meetings will be
called re guIarly by the president.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03

Matron Webb, and policeman placed
on duty outside OF the door OF
her room. An investigation on the part
of the woman, who longed for liberty,
found that key of closet led out OF
btr prison, she used it and walked
down the stairs leading TO the street
with head erect. The officer at the
main entrance, thinking she had called
for a missing child, asked her il she
had found her little one. She an
swered in the negative and passed out
into the street. She was not missed
until this morning, when there was
quite a comnotion ut the central office,
which has always been believed to be
safe fromsthe schemes or wiles of law
breakers. The daughter OF the escaped
prisoner was left behind. Explanations
all round are in order to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Hricf News Notes.

Mr.. Davis is suffering little from
the wound he received in his foot in the
Mexican war.
Samuel Eisendrath, said to be from
Texas, was arrested in Baltimore Thurs
day for forging bogus checks.
Governor Lloyd, of Maryland, has
refused to interfere in behalf OF John
Z. Ross, the burker and murderer OF
Emily Brown. He will be executed on
Friday next.
The reunion of ex-Confederates near
Romney, West Virginia, "Wednesday
last, was largely attended. Addresses
were delivered by General John ID.
Imboden, Colonel Alexander Munroe,
and others.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Disrespcct 10 the President Con-
demned.
IBy telegraph 70 The DIspateh.l

IBy teIeeraph 20 Tie DIspatch.I
CLEVELAND, o., September 2.-The
members Of o. J. Crane Post, G.. 4. r.,
have adopted resolutions which declare
" that this post looks with dislpproba-
tion and condemnation upon every and
any demonstration of disfesp ct to-
wards the legally-constituted Executive
of the National Government, the same
being subversive of the principles Of
the G.. A. II. as set forth in the third
section of Article XI. and further
more, we hope and trust that the de-
pertinent in its conyocation at st.
Loris will take such action as will de-
molstrate that the G.. A. r. is rot an
orgarization for political purposes or
through which to manifest malice,
hatred, or i'll will"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
she coeily waIGea Out.

NEw YORK, September 2.--The po-
lice department received telegram
Yesterday from North Carolina asking
that Rose Nesbitt alias McElvery, a
mulatio, be arrested upon her arrival.
The charge against her was embezzle-
ment. She was found on board the
steamer Gulf Stream, and, together
with her daughter, brought 10 police
headquarters. Instead Of sending her
down stairs she was handed over 70
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
RICHMoND Va. SEPTEMBER 1857

blasting rocks. -Four blasts we're put
in, three exploding, but the fourth one
did not go of. After waiting twenty
minutes the men were ordered out, Mr.
KroeIl being the first man to get there.
The blast exploded, blowing him 20 the
top Of cut forty-five feet high, blow
ing one side Of his head and one arm
of, and terribly mangling his body;
One arm was found over one hundred
feet from tho scene OF the disaster.
This makes three men killed In the
same place during the summer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Execution I'm Ohio.


CoIuMBUs, o., September 2.-Josiah
Terrill was executed at 1890 O'Clock
this morning, and proclaimed his inno-
cence after he had been brought upon
the scafiold. The execution took place
in the annex at the penitentiary and
aboat fifty persons witnessed it. He
slept well up to IL p. NJ. and then ate
lunch, and after smoking was ready to
proceed TO the scafold. H,sexhibition
OF nerve was something wonderful, aud
those who Ind seen many hanged be-
fore state that they had never witnessed
ore in which there was so much quiet
determination exhibited. He was ac-
cused of the murder and robbery of
an old miser named Phelps Janu-
ary 9th last. Terrill was convicted
wholly on circumstantial evidence,
stolen articles being found in his pos
lession and positively identified.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Another Attempt 20 wreck a Train.

CNcISNArI, September "A most
infamous attempt to wreck train for
the purpose OF robberyis reported from
Lebanon, Ohio. About 2 o'clock yes
terday morning, as a train OF eleven
cars with 500 passengers was returning
from visit to the spectacle OF "Rome
Under Nero" at Cincinnati, the engine
encountered at a point about a mile
from Lebanon an obstruction made OF
railroad-track ties and fence-rails. Iy
good fortune the train had stopped
only short distance before it to let OF
some passengers, and had not obtained
sufficient speed to be seriously injured
when the obstruction was reached.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
New pubiication.

Il. w. Page, of Charlottesville, Va,
is preparing for publication "a Guide
10 Magistrates adapted to the new
code-not law book like Mayo's
Guide, but simply the taic as expressed
ii The Code, with the forms applicable
in each case, and such explanations as
may be necessary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Epidemic OF Black Diphtheria
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.j

PITTSBURGH, September 2.-An epi-
demic of black diphtheria is raging at
Lockport, Pa, a small town of 200 in
habitants, situated on the Pennsylvania
railroad, absut sixty miles east OF this
city. Nearly half of the population
are reported down with the disease, and
thirteen deaths have occurred within
the past five days. Recently an old
viaduct, which formed part of the State
canal, was destroyed by dynamite at
this point, leaving stagnant pools OF
water, which it is believed caused the
epidemic. The victims are seized with
black vomit, and usually die in two or
three DAYS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Of salarles.

For several months past the Com
mittee on Retrenchment and Reform
has been, with list Of city officials
and employees and their salaries in
hand, at work on an equalization
scheme, which they propose 10 recon-
mend 10 the Board OF Aldermen at its
meeting on Monday night week II
the committees proposition ia adopted
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03

SORE THROAT is particularly favorable to the
contraction Of Diphtheria. Heed the warning
and use Darbys Prophylactic Fluid. II at once
allays the inflammation Of the throat, subdues
the pain, and gives permanent relief IL
promptly and effectually destroys all conta-
gion and dlphtheritic germs. /; is safeguard
against Diph,heria. and should be used on the
first symptoms Of sore throat as gargle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
western Union wires Now Out.
f3Y telegraph % tho Dispatch.i

CHICAGO, September 2.-The West
ern Union Telegraph Company, in con
formity with the demands OF the
officials Of the regular Board Of
Trade, has at last withdrawn its
wires from the floor of the open
Board OF Trade, thereby cutting
eff that concern from all telegraphic
communication with the regular board.
In spite Of this the open board dis
claims any intention OF quitting bust.
ness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
rennisllinn, from Kcntuckx.

Reouisitions we're received at the
Capitol yesterday from Kentucky for
Lewis Cones alias Harris and s. p.
RuIks, both of whom are charged in
Fayette county, KY, with embez2le-
ment. Both men aie held imprisoned
in Lynchburg. The papess were for
garded to Governor Lee, who Will, no
doubt, issue rendition warrants as soon
&c ,,oe.;fio
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03
Large Cattle.
Gsiaurton yIndIcator.l

On Tuesday three carloads Of cattle
from West Virginia passed through
Stannton, on the Chesapeake and Ohio,
on their way for shipment to Europe.
They were bought by Mr.. Joseph Pei
ter, OF Augusta, and shipped at Ronce-
verte., The sixty head averaged 1000
pounds each.